Ukrah

Not to be confused with Ukhra.

Ukrah Nagarukhra
Village
Ukrah Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°56′42″N88°39′37″E / 22.944938°N 88.660307°E / 22.944938; 88.660307
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Region	Greater Kolkata
Government
• Type	Suburb Village Council
• Body	Nagarukhra GP (I&II)
Area
• Total	4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	13,548
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN code	741257 [2]
Area code	03473
Lok Sabha constituency	Bangaon
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Haringhata
Website	nadia.nic.in

Ukrah or Nagarukhra is a village in Haringhata CD Block in Kalyani subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). ^[3]

Geography

Ukrah is located at 22°56′42″N88°39′37″E / 22.944938°N 88.660307°E / 22.944938; 88.660307 . ^[4] It has an average elevation of 12 metres (39 feet).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Ukrah had a population of 13,548, comprising 6,974 males and 6,574 females. ^{[1] [2]} Ukrah has an average literacy rate of 83.91%, with 1,309 (9.66%) of the population between 0–6 years of age.^{[ citation needed ]}

Groundwater contamination

Ukrah is one of the areas where the groundwater is affected by arsenic contamination. ^[5]

Education

Ukrah has two higher secondary boys' school and one higher secondary girls' school in the area. They are:

• Nagarukhra High School. ^[6]
• Nagarukhra Kshetra Mohan Girls' High School.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Dighalgram Netaji Subhash Vidyapith.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Census of India: Search Details". Census of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
2. "District Census Handbook Nadia" (PDF). Census of India 2011. pp. 574, 577. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2020.
3. "Base Map of Kolkata Metropolitan area". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
4. "Ukhra Weather Forecast". Accuweather.
5. "Groundwater arsenic contamination in West Bengal-India (20 years study)". SOES. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
6. "ISRO space exhibition prize owned by two Nadia students of Nagarukhra High School". newsfromnadia.

External links

• Media related to Nagarukhra at Wikimedia Commons